Biden Admin Plans To Block New Offshore Drilling In Atlantic, Pacific
As gas prices remain near record highs, Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration has released a plan to block new offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, while potentially allowing limited expansion in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s south coast. “The proposed plan puts forward several options from no lease sales up to 11 lease sales over the next five years. Like the current program finalized in 2016, it removes from consideration the federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts while inviting public comment on 10 potential sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one in the